Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 制裁, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 制裁(せいさい) (seisai).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)d͡ʑɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)d͡ʑe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jejae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jejae
McCune–Reischauer?chejae
Yale Romanization?cēycay

Noun

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제재 (jejae) (hanja 制裁)

  1. (law) sanction